---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001849820-24-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KITT"
cik: "0001849820"
company_name: "Nauticus Robotics, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T14:26:39.227723+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Two Nauticus Robotics directors will not stand for reelection at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Dr. Lisa Porter and VAdm. Joseph R. Dyer notified the Board on April 16, 2024 they will not stand for reelection.
- Their terms end at the conclusion of the 2024 annual meeting; no disagreement with company operations or policies.
- Board expects to reduce to five directors after their departure.
- Porter chaired the Board; Dyer chaired Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001849820-24-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KITT
- cik: 0001849820
- company_name: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982024000060/0001849820-24-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982024000060/kitt-20240416.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849820-24-000060
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849820-24-000060.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Lisa Porter resigned as Director and Chair of the Board at Nauticus Robotics, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director and Chair of the Board
  source text: On April 16, 2024, Dr. Lisa Porter, a member of the board of directors (the "Board") of Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Board that she does not wish to stand for reelection at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Meeting").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982024000060/0001849820-24-000060-index.htm
- Executive change
  VAdm. Joseph R. Dyer resigned as Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at Nauticus Robotics, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  source text: Also on April 16, 2024, VAdm. Joseph R. Dyer, a member of the Board, notified the Board that he does not wish to stand for reelection at the Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982024000060/0001849820-24-000060-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.